France, I Empire. A Napoleon Bonaparte Standing Upon A Column Statuette With Thermometer Auction dated 14 February 1939

dated 14 February 1939

A fine textbook example of this very desirable First War Prussian Pilot’s Commemorative badge by this very desirable maker

scarce example in top quality

depicting a side-view of a destroyer cutting through a wave

The collar bears a brass collar disk on either side

France, I Empire. A Napoleon Bonaparte Standing Upon A Column Statuette With Thermometer Auction dated 14 February 1939In brass, multi piece construction, illustrating Napoleon Bonaparte standing upon a corinthian style column, the shaft of the column bearing a functioning glass thermometer fed through two wire loops on the exterior, the shaft marked with gradations in tens rising from 0 to 40 on the left side of the column itself, with "E. P." in italics on the right side opposite the 0 position and "Raumur." in running script in the centre above the gradations, the